Florida Probate Attorney and Florida Inheritance Lawyer Florida Probate Attorney Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2548362011-11-28T18:52:02-05:00Florida Probate Attorney and Florida Inheritance Lawyer. Probate administration, Wills, Trusts, Estates, Tax and Elder Law. Will Contests, Probate Litigation and Estate Dispute information. Florida Probate help 954 920-2886 TypePadWealth Managers win $254 Million Lottery.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0154378b3bf8970c2011-11-28T18:52:02-05:002011-11-28T18:58:56-05:003 Individuals in a wealthy CT suburb who had started their own money management firm bought a $1 ticket for the lottery and appeared with their attorney to announce they won a $254 million dollar power ball. They created a...David S. Luber25 of 100 Top paid CEOs made more than their companies paid in taxes.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef01543503975a970c2011-08-31T19:32:49-04:002011-08-31T19:32:49-04:00Video and article discussing CEO Pay and Corporate Taxes Bank of NY Mellon, Verizon, Ebay, GE, Boeing among the companies. Also the study showed that the average CEO now makes 325 times more than the average worker at their company...David S. LuberMay is Older Americans Monthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef01538e468e29970b2011-05-03T17:06:06-04:002011-05-03T17:06:06-04:00The Administration on Aging reports that JFK while President declared the month of May Senior Citizens month. At the time there were just 17 million living seniors that had made it to 65 and a third lived in poverty. In...David S. LuberUS Trust Survey shows Wealthy Boomers plan to enjoy wealth. Less concerned re passing on Inheritance.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef01538dfc9232970b2011-04-19T21:10:32-04:002011-04-19T21:10:32-04:00althy Baby Boomers keeping Inheritance for themselves. A US Trust survey of 457 high-net-wealth individuals with at least $3 million in assets they could invest released Tuesday found 51 percent said it is not important to leave their kids an...David S. LuberJon Stewart responds to reports of GE paying no taxes despite billions in profits.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e39dd5b4970b2011-03-30T10:31:33-04:002011-03-30T10:39:04-04:00Probate Attorney Blog recently reported how GE despite making tens of billions the past couple years has paid no taxes and even received money back by using tax loopholes, keeping earnings over seas and using losses from when they were...David S. LuberFBI initially created to stop fake US Currencytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e38b3f9f970b2011-03-29T10:52:17-04:002011-03-29T10:52:17-04:00Click here for a video about the original purpose of the FBI. It was estabilshed by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 for the purpose of stopping fake currency from being printed. Back then half of all bills in circulation were fake....David S. LuberBand sells naming rights for $251,000tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e86ff5817970d2011-03-27T10:44:55-04:002011-03-27T10:44:55-04:00Yesterday Probate Attorney Blog.com reported of the man trying to fund his retirement and pay for his elderly mom's care by selling a 212 area code for a lot of money others also had creative thinking for how to grow...David S. LuberPercentage of homes worth less than the mortgage falling nationally at 22.5%.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e6014c39f970c2011-03-24T10:47:49-04:002011-03-24T10:47:49-04:00As Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter from last month indicates the amount of homes who are underwater those being borrowers who owe more than the home is worth is dropping nationwide and has fallen to just 22.5%. The amount however...David S. LuberCleveland Woman Turned 119 today.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e86ec9b9e970d2011-03-23T21:14:36-04:002011-03-24T20:24:45-04:00She is in good health, walking and talking and went to a celebration. The woman only takes a few supplements and no medicines. She is now living with her grandson as she outlived her children. Too see the video of...David S. LuberProbate Attorney Blog.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e5fdbeb61970c2011-03-14T20:32:39-04:002011-03-14T20:32:39-04:00Thanks to readers of this blog I am pleased to relay that it has been nominated to be considered among the top 25 Elder Law, Estate and Probate blogs. The probate and estate blogger is Florida Probate Attorney David Luber....David S. LuberConcussions new rules for treating NHL Playerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e5fdb9742970c2011-03-14T19:08:57-04:002011-03-14T19:08:57-04:00Following up on the prior post about several recent examples of increased brain damage and cognitive impairment from concussions and hits to the head an article about new rules being discussed regarding concussions at the NHL meetings in Boca Raton...David S. LuberIRS.Gov is the Internal Revenue Website not .com or any others. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e3367c3a970b2011-03-14T18:55:57-04:002011-03-14T18:55:57-04:00Mitch Lipka's consumer advocate pointed out that there are several websites which seek to appear to be that of the Internal Revenue Service including IRS.com but they are not associated with the government site other than the one ending in...David S. LuberSpider-Man comic sells for $1.1 milliontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e5fbf99ad970c2011-03-09T12:01:34-05:002011-03-09T12:01:34-05:00The first Spider-Man comic which was released in 1962 and sold at the time for 12c was just sold at auction for $1.1 million. The second highest a comic has ever sold behind the 1938 first edition of Super Man...David S. LuberTax compromise to come to the floor in Congress Mondaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e09f7f59970b2010-12-12T20:36:52-05:002010-12-12T20:36:52-05:00Tom Cohen of CNN wrote an article today discussing that the tax compromise agreed to President Obama and the White House Administration and the Republican leaders in Congress will come to the floor despite threats to prevent it from Democratic...David S. LuberHoliday Gifts for a Billionaire Bachelor tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0148c6a1a5a1970c2010-12-11T17:15:15-05:002010-12-11T17:15:15-05:00Forbes reported in a video regarding some gifts to get Billionaire Bachelors. Among a few of the options included a trip to outer space that Virgin Atlantic is now offering, buying a minor league baseball team which could be purchased...David S. LuberMark Madoff son of convicted ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff killed himself todaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0148c6a18d9d970c2010-12-11T16:52:53-05:002010-12-11T16:52:53-05:00The Wall Street Journal reported today that he emailed his wife who was staying with their older child in Florida at the moment that they should look in on their 2 year old who was at the home with him...David S. LuberOriginal Basketball Rules sell for $4.3 Million at auction. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e0924ee6970b2010-12-10T19:03:53-05:002010-12-10T19:03:53-05:00This probate attorney blog which covers all issues relating to estates and wealth reported earlier today about a successful auction of another pop culture item for millions of dollars and that the alternative investment area and Sothebys itself was doing...David S. LuberCelebrity Multi Million dollar Real Estate purchases or sales. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0148c69b9c50970c2010-12-10T18:53:47-05:002010-12-10T18:53:47-05:00AOL just reported on recent celebrity real estate transactions. Among them Actress Reese Witherspoon bought a $7 million dollar home from Steven Segal 6200 square feet in Brentwood California. John Mayer became the latest celeb to realize that even celebrities...David S. LuberSotheby's sold handwritten lyrics for 1 Bob Dylan song and got $422,500tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e0921937970b2010-12-10T18:18:57-05:002010-12-10T18:26:11-05:00As the Wall Street Journal reported December 10 Bob Dylan's hand written lyrics for the song "The Times Are a Changing" were sold for well over $400,000 after expectations that they would go for $200-300k. With the art and alternative...David S. LuberSupreme Court nominee appointed tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef013480a9818e970c2010-05-10T19:05:15-04:002010-05-10T20:34:29-04:00The next nominee for the US Supreme Court Will be solicitor general and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan. If the Anna Nicole Smith Probate Litigation and Trust Dispute case returns to the Supreme Court next term or any...David S. LuberForeclosure on Million dollar homes increasingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134809b4033970c2010-05-08T13:02:45-04:002010-05-08T13:25:27-04:00Picture by Stephen Scott $1.148m home in South Carolina. As CNBC reports foreclosure on homes with heated pools, ocean views and other high end features and who are worth over a million dollars or in some cases multi millions have...David S. LuberProbate Slayer statute tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134809b046e970c2010-05-08T11:54:26-04:002010-05-08T12:09:24-04:00Monica Burgos Beresford Redman the wife of a guy who had been a producer for the show Survivor and other shows her will has now been filed with California probate court as TMZ reports. Link for a copy of her...David S. LuberDeath with Dignity tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134808fcd1b970c2010-05-06T17:47:37-04:002010-05-06T17:47:37-04:00In an interesting and in the view of the writer of Probate Attorney Blog correct decision 83% of a approximately 300,000 person CNN.com poll said that Physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients should be legal. Information about the Oregon...David S. LuberUnemployed guy wins $266 million. Wife to continue working at NBC in LA. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef013480892e75970c2010-05-06T14:41:56-04:002010-05-06T17:19:14-04:00AOL news reported of the out of work guy in LA coming home from a day of California jury duty and stopping at a restaurant to get some lottery tickets as well. His wife working the overnight shift at NBC...David S. LuberWorld's Richest Mom's - 70 are Billionaire'stag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ed520167970b2010-05-06T10:14:15-04:002010-05-06T10:14:15-04:00With Mothers Day coming up thought this may be of interest for readers of Probate Attorney Blog. There are 70 Billionaire moms in the world although just 8 of them are self made billionaires with the rest having inherited the...David S. Luber23 year old made $1 million playing video game tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ed48bbc2970b2010-05-05T16:18:55-04:002010-05-05T20:05:21-04:00As Yahoo reported Wade Mcgilbery won a million dollars the night of Take 2 Interactive Active Software Inc Major League Baseball 2k10 had a midnight launch with a promotion that the first person to pitch a perfect game in the...David S. LuberBroward County Florida Probate and Trust Section Seminartag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ed408024970b2010-05-05T12:07:40-04:002010-05-05T12:19:54-04:00The Broward Bar Probate and Trust Section and the Probate Attorney Blog written by a chair of the section would like to thank the Broward County Probate Judges - Probate Judge Green, Probate Judge Grossman and Probate Judge Speiser on...David S. LuberEstate sells Picasso for record $106.5 milliontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef01348071d8a4970c2010-05-05T11:23:14-04:002010-05-09T18:06:13-04:00Frances Lasker Brody estate just sold a 1932 Picasso painting of his mistress titled Nude Green Leaves and Bust which set a record for most expensive work of art ever sold at $106.5 million. See Ula lnyzky Picasso Painting sells...David S. LuberReal Estate Property values tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134805064e3970c2010-05-02T12:24:50-04:002010-05-02T12:24:50-04:00MSN.com posted an interesting slide show of what $300,000 is buying across the country. Click the MSN link above to see. Since October 2005 values on existing houses have dropped 27% nationally. As a Florida Probate attorney I see how...David S. LuberFortune 500 Companies who are skyrocketing profits despite the recession. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ed17b116970b2010-04-30T21:02:41-04:002010-04-30T21:02:41-04:00As Yahoo News reports there were at least 10 of the Fortune 500 companies which increased their profits by at least 65% last year despite the recession and had large gains in revenues as well some in triple digits. Among...David S. LuberBroward County Probate Seminar - Florida Probate Law A view from the Benchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ed072ded970b2010-04-28T17:32:09-04:002010-04-28T17:32:09-04:00The Broward County Probate and Trust Section of the Broward Bar Association and organized by the Florida Probate Attorney who writes this Probate Attorney Blog, David Luber as chair. are pleased to be hosting a seminar titled Probate Law a...David S. LuberMajor financial - Business decisions which appear stupid tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134803042e5970c2010-04-27T18:41:30-04:002010-05-08T19:43:32-04:00This article by Minyanville.com is interesting and amusing about stupid business decisions. A couple could have radically changed technology as we now know it. The Google founders did not want their company to interfere with their studies and in 1999...David S. Luber2010 Tax returns of President and Vice President tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0134801b9e71970c2010-04-24T14:34:03-04:002010-04-24T14:34:03-04:00Obama and Biden Release Tax Returns It has become customary for the President and Vice President to release tax returns on April 15th each year. President Obama and Vice President Biden have both released their 2009 returns. President Obama had...David S. LuberVideo of first full face transplanttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ece6762f970b2010-04-23T15:43:57-04:002010-04-23T15:48:54-04:00A spain hospital is claiming the first full face transplant. A man had the nose, skin, jaws and cheekbones redone by the 24 hour procedure performed by a 30 person medical team. A person in Cleveland Ohio also had a...David S. LuberParents pass on values not merely assetstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ecdfdfac970b2010-04-22T15:42:04-04:002010-04-22T15:42:04-04:00When doing estate planning for clients for larger estates or just through general interaction of families of more modest ones it is nice when parents are not merely able to pass on their assets but their values as well. As...David S. Luber